We were excited to return to Rome for the first time, since the pandemic hit.  Even though we knew that many changes had taken place in the city, some of which that affected us personally, it was still a place where we felt at home.  We booked an apartment for the duration of our stay, on Via Gregoriana, in the Campo Marzio area.  The street was built in 1575, as a way to link the Church of Trinità dei Monti, at the top of the road, with the rest of the city, at the bottom of the Pincian Hill.  The apartment was nice, but not really cozy enough for us.  That said, we enjoyed our stay.  It was a new neighborhood for us, as we usually tended to rent in Trastevere, or in the north of the city, in Collina Fleming.  So, after getting settled, we headed out to explore a bit!

Just up the street from us, a plaque on a building marks the place where the German historian, Ferdinand Gregorovius, lived, while in Rome.  He loved Italy, and wrote multiple volumes about the country and its people.  His most famous work was <em>History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. </em> Much of the research, for that book, must have been done when he lived in this building, on Via Gregoriana.

Next up: We continue to explore our new neighborhood, plus a visit to the Basilica di Sant’Andrea delle Fratte!

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